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Stream - initial configuration

heathramos
Path Finder

I want to use Stream to forward DNS to Splunk but I am having trouble with the initial configuration.

Info:

- running Splunk Enterprise on an onprem Windows Server. DNS servers are Windows DCs. 

- installed Stream app and add-on on Splunk Enterprise server, add-on is installed on Windows DCs

Troubleshooting:

- when I go into the Stream app, it runs the set up and I get an error: Unable to establish connection to /en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/ping/: End of file. Note: I am able to ping splunk server from DNS server and port 8000 is open on the Splunk server firewall.

- when I go into Configure Streams, DNS is enabled

- on the DNS server, /etc/apps/Splunk_TA_stream/local/inputs.conf file contains splunk_stream_app_location = https://SPLUNK-SERVERNAME:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/

- on the DNS server, /etc/apps/Splunk_TA_stream/default/streamsfwd.conf file contains [streamfwd]
port = 8889 ipAddr = 127.0.0.1

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Meett
Splunk Employee
Splunk Employee

Hello @heathramos , 

From the DNS Server you can find possible ERROR logs around issue by going to $SPLUNK_HOME/var/log/splunk and search for file named streamfwd.log please check the ERROR and share here so we can help you with possible things.

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livehybrid
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @heathramos 

You mentioned that you can ping the Splunk server and you are sure port 8000 is open, but please could you confirm you can reach the splunk server from DNS server by accessing https://SPLUNK-SERVERNAME:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/ from the DNS server?

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heathramos
Path Finder

That URL doesn't work from the DNS server or the Splunk server

From DNS Server:

https://SPLUNK-SERVERNAME:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/ returned a cert warning and if you click on continue, you get a 404 Not Found error page.

Tried https://SPLUNK-SERVERNAME.DOMAINNAME:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/ but got same error

From Splunk Server:

https://SPLUNK-SERVERNAME:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/ returned a cert warning and if you click on continue, you get a 404 Not Found error page.

https://localhost:8000/en-us/custom/splunk_app_stream/ returned a 404 Not Found error page.

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